Where have you been for the past two years?” he asked, smiling.It was extremely pleasant and relaxing, being on the beach, talking with an interesti...g and handsome man, with the sound of the waves and some birds in the background. It was simply perfect, and it was only the first day."I need to cool down in the water. Do you mind spreading the sunblock on my back?" I asked him, feeling the warmth of the day rising up."Sure,” he answered, smiling."You look eager to do this, am I wrong?” I asked,. Deep in thought, Jake drove away, already making plans.He had left the house in something of a state. Genny and Mickey were to sleep all day, and as they slept, their thoughts were gently being rearranged so that they accepted the new way the household was going to be run. Courtney and Pauline were to clean up the bloody mess left from the attack the night before. Neither one of them complained, but it was obvious they found this task distasteful, for which Jake sympathized-- but it had to be. Darcy took the conversation to lengths that I had not, and would not have, contemplated before. "Look, you clean up well enough," this was her way of saying that I was adequately attractive in my female personae, "and you have enough cash to basically retire modestly if you choose, right? Even at your very young age. Did you ever consider coming over?" Coming over, I had learned along with a dictionary's worth of alternate t-girl lingo, meant taking steps to move into the world of living as a. He just felt calm, not only calmer than he'd felt atany time since Pippa's death but a serene calm that he'd never feltbefore as if everything in his life was properly aligned."This can't be wrong if it feels so right," he repeated over and overto himself as he ran his hand over the soft fabrics of his clothes. Heplaced his hands on his breasts and imagined that they were not socksbut real breasts. He moved his hand to his genital area; he'd madesure he was well tucked when he put the clothes.